** Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House
Etching and drypoint, 1648, a good bold but later impression of new Hollstein's third state (of five), on cream laid paper without watermark, before re-working to the shadows and arch, platemark 167 x 130 mm (6 5/8 x 5 1/8 in), sheet 170 x 134 mm (6 5/8 x 5 1/4 in), minor spotting and browning, small margins with rounded corners but not effecting the plate (unframed)

Literature:
Bartsch 176; New Hollstein 243 iii/v

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